1972-73 Virginia Squires Game-by-Game Results

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 42-42
Finishing 3rd in the ABA's Eastern Division
Postseason: 1-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Kentucky Colonels 4-1
Coach: Al Bianchi (42-42)
Location: Richmond, Virginia; Hampton, Virginia

1972-73 Virginia Squires Statistics
1972-73 Virginia Squires Roster

The Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association ended the 1972-73 season with a record of 42 wins and 42 losses, finishing third in the ABA's Eastern Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-4.

Virginia scored 9,581 points and surrendered 9,613. Julius Erving tossed in a team-best 2,268 points for the Squires and contributed 867 rebounds. Fatty Taylor dished out 374 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Fatty Taylor added 210 steals, while Jim Eakins blocked 131 shots.

Al Bianchi coached the team. The 1972-73 Virginia Squires lost in the division semifinals.

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Regular Season Points For: 9736
Regular Season Points Against: 9715

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 12, 1972	Carolina Cougars 123 at Virginia Squires 115	L	0-1	0-0	0-1		at Richmond, VA
October 14, 1972	Virginia Squires 110 at Kentucky Colonels 130	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
October 17, 1972	Virginia Squires 112 at San Diego Conquistadors 117	L	0-1	0-2	0-3
October 18, 1972	Virginia Squires 109 at Denver Rockets 115	L	0-1	0-3	0-4
October 20, 1972	Virginia Squires 130 at New York Nets 120	W	0-1	1-3	1-4
October 21, 1972	Carolina Cougars 110 at Virginia Squires 119	W	1-1	1-3	2-4		at Norfolk, VA
October 24, 1972	Virginia Squires 123 at Memphis Tams 111	W	1-1	2-3	3-4
October 26, 1972	Denver Rockets 111 at Virginia Squires 155	W	2-1	2-3	4-4		at Richmond, VA
October 27, 1972	Dallas Chaparrals 108 at Virginia Squires 103	L	2-2	2-3	4-5		at Hampton, VA
October 28, 1972	Virginia Squires 109 at Carolina Cougars 141	L	2-2	2-4	4-6		at Greensboro, NC
October 31, 1972	Virginia Squires 120 at Carolina Cougars 114	W	2-2	3-4	5-6		at Greensboro, NC
November 1, 1972	Virginia Squires 109 at Indiana Pacers 120	L	2-2	3-5	5-7
November 3, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 123 at Virginia Squires 127	W	3-2	3-5	6-7		at Richmond, VA
November 5, 1972	Virginia Squires 121 at San Diego Conquistadors 132	L	3-2	3-6	6-8
November 8, 1972	Virginia Squires 116 at Denver Rockets 111	W	3-2	4-6	7-8
November 9, 1972	Indiana Pacers 126 at Virginia Squires 134	W	4-2	4-6	8-8		at Hampton, VA
November 10, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 97 at Virginia Squires 125	W	5-2	4-6	9-8		at Norfolk, VA
November 11, 1972	Virginia Squires 128 at Carolina Cougars 136	L	5-2	4-7	9-9		at Charlotte, NC
November 14, 1972	Carolina Cougars 127 at Virginia Squires 118	L	5-3	4-7	9-10		at Richmond, VA
November 16, 1972	Utah Stars 127 at Virginia Squires 131	W	6-3	4-7	10-10		at Norfolk, VA
November 17, 1972	Kentucky Colonels 115 at Virginia Squires 122	W	7-3	4-7	11-10		at Hampton, VA
November 19, 1972	Virginia Squires 118 at Memphis Tams 130	L	7-3	4-8	11-11
November 22, 1972	Virginia Squires 105 at New York Nets 109	L	7-3	4-9	11-12
November 23, 1972	Carolina Cougars 106 at Virginia Squires 116	W	8-3	4-9	12-12		at Hampton, VA
November 25, 1972	Memphis Tams 108 at Virginia Squires 122	W	9-3	4-9	13-12		at Richmond, VA
November 28, 1972	Virginia Squires 120 at Memphis Tams 115	W	9-3	5-9	14-12
November 29, 1972	Memphis Tams 117 at Virginia Squires 128	W	10-3	5-9	15-12		at Norfolk, VA
December 2, 1972	San Diego Conquistadors 107 at Virginia Squires 111	W	11-3	5-9	16-12		at Hampton, VA
December 3, 1972	Virginia Squires 115 at Memphis Tams 124	L	11-3	5-10	16-13
December 6, 1972	Virginia Squires 105 at Kentucky Colonels 119	L	11-3	5-11	16-14
December 7, 1972	Indiana Pacers 129 at Virginia Squires 132	W	12-3	5-11	17-14		at Richmond, VA
December 8, 1972	Virginia Squires 124 at New York Nets 126	L	12-3	5-12	17-15
December 9, 1972	Denver Rockets 98 at Virginia Squires 101	W	13-3	5-12	18-15		at Richmond, VA
December 12, 1972	Virginia Squires 104 at Utah Stars 123	L	13-3	5-13	18-16
December 14, 1972	Virginia Squires 99 at Denver Rockets 103	L	13-3	5-14	18-17
December 15, 1972	Carolina Cougars 113 at Virginia Squires 97	L	13-4	5-14	18-18		at Norfolk, VA
December 16, 1972	New York Nets 107 at Virginia Squires 124	W	14-4	5-14	19-18		at Hampton, VA
December 17, 1972	Virginia Squires 108 at New York Nets 112	L	14-4	5-15	19-19
December 23, 1972	Dallas Chaparrals 107 at Virginia Squires 112	W	15-4	5-15	20-19		at Richmond, VA
December 26, 1972	Virginia Squires 126 at Dallas Chaparrals 131	L	15-4	5-16	20-20
December 27, 1972	Virginia Squires 113 at Denver Rockets 115	L	15-4	5-17	20-21
December 28, 1972	Dallas Chaparrals 117 at Virginia Squires 124	W	16-4	5-17	21-21		at Hampton, VA
December 30, 1972	Memphis Tams 104 at Virginia Squires 120	W	17-4	5-17	22-21		at Norfolk, VA
January 4, 1973	New York Nets 97 at Virginia Squires 128	W	18-4	5-17	23-21		at Hampton, VA
January 5, 1973	Virginia Squires 118 at Carolina Cougars 135	L	18-4	5-18	23-22		at Greensboro, NC
January 6, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 109 at Virginia Squires 113	W	19-4	5-18	24-22		at Norfolk, VA
January 9, 1973	Virginia Squires 106 at Kentucky Colonels 113	L	19-4	5-19	24-23
January 12, 1973	Virginia Squires 103 at New York Nets 93	W	19-4	6-19	25-23
January 16, 1973	Virginia Squires 127 at Memphis Tams 122	W	19-4	7-19	26-23
January 18, 1973	Denver Rockets 110 at Virginia Squires 116	W	20-4	7-19	27-23		at Norfolk, VA
January 19, 1973	Indiana Pacers 129 at Virginia Squires 121	L	20-5	7-19	27-24		at Richmond, VA
January 20, 1973	Virginia Squires 110 at Indiana Pacers 121	L	20-5	7-20	27-25
January 26, 1973	Utah Stars 127 at Virginia Squires 121	L	20-6	7-20	27-26		at Richmond, VA
January 27, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 106 at Virginia Squires 99	L	20-7	7-20	27-27		at Norfolk, VA
January 29, 1973	Virginia Squires 122 at Utah Stars 121	W	20-7	8-20	28-27
January 30, 1973	Virginia Squires 129 at Dallas Chaparrals 135	L	20-7	8-21	28-28	OT
January 31, 1973	Virginia Squires 100 at New York Nets 94	W	20-7	9-21	29-28
February 1, 1973	Carolina Cougars 113 at Virginia Squires 98	L	20-8	9-21	29-29		at Norfolk, VA
February 3, 1973	Memphis Tams 125 at Virginia Squires 142	W	21-8	9-21	30-29		at Hampton, VA
February 8, 1973	New York Nets 108 at Virginia Squires 123	W	22-8	9-21	31-29		at Norfolk, VA
February 10, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 100 at Virginia Squires 105	W	23-8	9-21	32-29		at Richmond, VA
February 12, 1973	Virginia Squires 119 at Indiana Pacers 127	L	23-8	9-22	32-30	OT
February 17, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 112 at Virginia Squires 105	L	23-9	9-22	32-31		at Hampton, VA
February 20, 1973	Virginia Squires 103 at Memphis Tams 107	L	23-9	9-23	32-32
February 24, 1973	Indiana Pacers 115 at Virginia Squires 126	W	24-9	9-23	33-32		at Norfolk, VA
February 28, 1973	Virginia Squires 97 at Kentucky Colonels 117	L	24-9	9-24	33-33
March 1, 1973	San Diego Conquistadors 124 at Virginia Squires 125	W	25-9	9-24	34-33		at Norfolk, VA
March 2, 1973	Memphis Tams 100 at Virginia Squires 112	W	26-9	9-24	35-33		at Hampton, VA
March 4, 1973	Virginia Squires 110 at San Diego Conquistadors 115	L	26-9	9-25	35-34
March 5, 1973	Virginia Squires 110 at Utah Stars 117	L	26-9	9-26	35-35
March 6, 1973	Dallas Chaparrals 105 at Virginia Squires 121	W	27-9	9-26	36-35		at Norfolk, VA
March 8, 1973	New York Nets 118 at Virginia Squires 130	W	28-9	9-26	37-35		at Richmond, VA
March 9, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 119 at Virginia Squires 113	L	28-10	9-26	37-36		at Norfolk, VA
March 10, 1973	Denver Rockets 103 at Virginia Squires 106	W	29-10	9-26	38-36		at Hampton, VA
March 14, 1973	Virginia Squires 125 at Dallas Chaparrals 114	W	29-10	10-26	39-36
March 16, 1973	Virginia Squires 123 at Carolina Cougars 118	W	29-10	11-26	40-36		at Greensboro, NC
March 17, 1973	Utah Stars 112 at Virginia Squires 103	L	29-11	11-26	40-37		at Norfolk, VA
March 18, 1973	Virginia Squires 105 at Indiana Pacers 119	L	29-11	11-27	40-38
March 20, 1973	Virginia Squires 120 at Dallas Chaparrals 122	L	29-11	11-28	40-39
March 21, 1973	Virginia Squires 115 at Utah Stars 134	L	29-11	11-29	40-40
March 23, 1973	Virginia Squires 92 at San Diego Conquistadors 104	L	29-11	11-30	40-41
March 24, 1973	Utah Stars 104 at Virginia Squires 119	W	30-11	11-30	41-41		at Hampton, VA
March 25, 1973	Virginia Squires 95 at Kentucky Colonels 111	L	30-11	11-31	41-42
March 28, 1973	New York Nets 106 at Virginia Squires 121	W	31-11	11-31	42-42		at Norfolk, VA
March 30, 1973	Virginia Squires 101 at Kentucky Colonels 129	L	0-0	0-1	0-1
April 1, 1973	Virginia Squires 109 at Kentucky Colonels 94	W	0-0	1-1	1-1
April 3, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 115 at Virginia Squires 113	L	0-1	1-1	1-2	OT	at Norfolk, VA
April 6, 1973	Kentucky Colonels 108 at Virginia Squires 90	L	0-2	1-1	1-3		at Hampton, VA
April 7, 1973	Virginia Squires 103 at Kentucky Colonels 114	L	0-2	1-2	1-4